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“Decided to do X the next time she went for a walk” vs. “…the next time she goes for a walk”
I came across this sentence in the book Grammar Essentials for Dummies which confused me.
The lion with a thorn in her paw decided to wear sneakers the next time she went for a walk in the jungle.
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Can “casted” be the past tense of “cast”?
'The Hindu,' an Indian daily, reports:
Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitely casted his vote at Chimanbhai Patel Institute opposite Karnavati club.
Does the verb cast has a form as ...
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Is 'used to' describing something changed?
I'm an English learner but I found that here are different ideas on "used to" among others and me. I think 'used to' is used to describe something changed now.
I used to be afraid of snakes. (But ...
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“Overrode” vs “Overridden”
I got into an argument about the sentence "Have you overrode SomeThingamajig?"
I thought that "have overrode" is incorrect, and should be "overrode" or "have overridden", or perhaps "did override".
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“Became” vs “become”
I'm not sure about the verb tense I should use here:
Run this definition so that the previous changes become/became visible.
I think the correct one is Present Simple but it sounds better with ...
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Spelling: “You +1'd this”
Can you please elaborate in detail as to why there is an apostrophe d after the +1?
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Is it “quit” or “quitted”?
What is the correct (grammatical) simple past and past participle form of the verb quit? Is it quit or quitted?
She quitted her job. (She has quitted her job.)
or
She quit her job. (She has ...
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Why present perfect in “How many points have you scored this season”?
Normally we use the past simple instead of present perfect when an action happened at a specific time in the past and is not linked with the present.
Why is the below sentence grammatically correct? ...
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“Told” vs. “said to” somebody
I told him that you hate him
I said to him that you hate him
I was choosing between these two options, and I can't help thinking about the subtle differences.
For example, "I told him ...
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How to use “text” as a verb
–verb (used without object) Digital Technology.
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to send a text message: Texting while driving is an accident asking to happen.
Can I use:
I text to her but she didn't text me back.
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Can “pro rata” be used as a verb? And what should the past tense be?
We are offering prices on some subscriptions which are normally priced for a full year, but allow users to buy only a few months worth.
We're calling these pro rata prices and talking about the ...
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Past continuous or past simple?
In this sentence, should I use past continuous form of the verb or past simple or it in the gap?
Last night, I was sleeping in my bed, when I ------- (hear) a terrible noise. I ------ (get up) ...
